3 Ganesha Chaturthi Articles via Hindu Press International

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1. Mumbai Ready For Ganesha's BirthdayPress Trust of IndiaMUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA,

INDIA, August 31, 2003: The Elephant God Ganesh today descended on a 10-day

sojourn to Earth as the festival began in Maharashtra amidst fanfare and

revelry with police making elaborate security arrangement in view of the

recent twin bomb blasts. Around 30,000 policemen have been deployed all over

Mumbai to maintain law and order, and the police have sounded a high alert in

the state. The police are being assisted by Rapid Action Force, State Reserve

Police Force, National Cadet Corp and Home Guards. For the first time, Ganesh

mandals (temporary temples set up in the streets) have drawn the services of

volunteers and private security guards to help police in maintaining law and

order. As a part of the security exercise, the police have resorted to combing

operations at five

checkpost in Mumbai. The bags of commuters in buses, cars and private taxis are

being checked at random. Yesterday, police had issued orders curtailing the

use of firecrackers during the festival. About 800 sarvajanik Ganapati Mandal

are participating in the festival. Scores of devotees offered flowers, the

traditional modak and fruits, urging Ganesh, the harbinger of good omen, to

bring in peace and incident-free atmosphere in the city. Men and women,

wearing orange bandanas, danced to the beats of the drums, filling the air

with chants of Ganpati Bapa Morya, as they ushered the elephant-headed God

into their homes and installed him with great fanfare and pomp. Lord Ganesh,

popularly known by several names -- Siddhivinayak, the giver of boons,

Nadapratithistha the lover of music and Devadhidev, the Lord of Lords -- was

welcomed into various households

with the traditional aarti.2. Ganesha Spirit Pervades HyderabadDeccan

ChronicleHYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, August 29, 2003: Devotees throng

shops and stalls to buy Ganesha icons for installation on Sunday, when the

Ganesha Chaturthi celebrations begin. Ganesha icons in varied colors and sizes

are on display at the shops. The biggest icon installed at Khairatabad has

become the central attraction with devotees from different parts of the city

coming to have a glimpse of it. The 43 ft tall, 22 ft wide icon will be

unveiled for public prayers on Sunday. Meanwhile, celebrating the festival

spirit, Shilparamam has organized a dance festival "Vishwa Vinayaka" at

Shilpakala Vedika. Cultural programs were presented by troupes which had

arrived all the way from Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and Coimbatore with

music and dance in association with the

acclaimed Temple of fine Arts of Malaysia.3. Ganesha Festival to be a Low Key

Affair in Visakhapatnamhttp://www.deccan.com/regional/

default.shtml#Ganesh%20fest%20set%20to%20be%20a%20low%20key%20affairVISAKHAPATNAM,

ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, August. 29, 2003: Ganesh Chaturthi celebration

committees in the city are disappointed by all the restrictions imposed on

them by the police, municipal corporation and the Eastern Power Distribution

Company. Most of the festival committees have decided to reduce the

celebrations to three or six days, from the regular nine or 11 days. The

municipal corporation issued orders to the Ganesh Utsav committees not to dig

roads for pegging tents. They can only use tar drums to plant sticks to

support the tents. City Planner P. Thimma Reddy told the Deccan Chronicle that

the

committees would be fined if they damaged the roads. The Eastern Power

Distribution Company officials have been warning house-owners against allowing

their power connections to be used for the Ganesh Utsav tents. People seeking

to celebrate the festival should take Tatkal connections, paying between US$31

and $61 depending on their consumption. While agreeing to obey police orders

and take mike permission for $2.08 per day for every pandal (tent), the Utsava

committee convenor Baliwada Ravi Kumar said the committees would fight the

municipal corporation authorities on not digging roads. He told the Deccan

Chronicle that "It is impossible to pitch a pandal for more than a week

without standard supporting posts from the ground." The city police has warned

Ganesh Utsav committees against dancing to recorded music, using double-meaning

dialogue during the Hari

Kathas, obstructing traffic or inconveniencing people with noise pollution.

Ravi Kumar said donations had decreased due to the rise in the number of Utsav

committees, the localized donation system and police restrictions.

 

 

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no se festeja el cumpleaños de Ganesha

there is not birthday of Ganesha

Saludos, Sai Ram

Luis Tovar

 

 

 

--- Lambodara Das <lambodara_> escribió:

> 1. Mumbai Ready For Ganesha's Birthday

> Press Trust of India

>

> MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, August 31, 2003: The

> Elephant God Ganesh

> today descended on a 10-day sojourn to Earth as the

> festival began in

> Maharashtra amidst fanfare and revelry with police

> making elaborate

> security arrangement in view of the recent twin bomb

> blasts. Around

> 30,000 policemen have been deployed all over Mumbai

> to maintain law and

> order, and the police have sounded a high alert in

> the state. The

> police are being assisted by Rapid Action Force,

> State Reserve Police

> Force, National Cadet Corp and Home Guards. For the

> first time, Ganesh

> mandals (temporary temples set up in the streets)

> have drawn the

> services of volunteers and private security guards

> to help police in

> maintaining law and order. As a part of the security

> exercise, the

> police have resorted to combing operations at five

> checkpost in Mumbai.

> The bags of commuters in buses, cars and private

> taxis are being

> checked at random. Yesterday, police had issued

> orders curtailing the

> use of firecrackers during the festival. About 800

> sarvajanik Ganapati

> Mandal are participating in the festival. Scores of

> devotees offered

> flowers, the traditional modak and fruits, urging

> Ganesh, the harbinger

> of good omen, to bring in peace and incident-free

> atmosphere in the

> city. Men and women, wearing orange bandanas, danced

> to the beats of

> the drums, filling the air with chants of Ganpati

> Bapa Morya, as they

> ushered the elephant-headed God into their homes and

> installed him with

> great fanfare and pomp. Lord Ganesh, popularly known

> by several names

> -- Siddhivinayak, the giver of boons,

> Nadapratithistha the lover of

> music and Devadhidev, the Lord of Lords -- was

> welcomed into various

> households with the traditional aarti.

>

> 2. Ganesha Spirit Pervades Hyderabad

> Deccan Chronicle

>

> HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, August 29, 2003:

> Devotees throng

> shops and stalls to buy Ganesha icons for

> installation on Sunday, when

> the Ganesha Chaturthi celebrations begin. Ganesha

> icons in varied

> colors and sizes are on display at the shops. The

> biggest icon

> installed at Khairatabad has become the central

> attraction with

> devotees from different parts of the city coming to

> have a glimpse of

> it. The 43 ft tall, 22 ft wide icon will be unveiled

> for public prayers

> on Sunday. Meanwhile, celebrating the festival

> spirit, Shilparamam has

> organized a dance festival "Vishwa Vinayaka" at

> Shilpakala Vedika.

> Cultural programs were presented by troupes which

> had arrived all the

> way from Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and

> Coimbatore with music and

> dance in association with the acclaimed Temple of

> fine Arts of

> Malaysia.

>

> 3. Ganesha Festival to be a Low Key Affair in

> Visakhapatnam

> http://www.deccan.com/regional/

>

default.shtml#Ganesh%20fest%20set%20to%20be%20a%20low%20key%20affair

>

> VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, August. 29,

> 2003: Ganesh

> Chaturthi celebration committees in the city are

> disappointed by all

> the restrictions imposed on them by the police,

> municipal corporation

> and the Eastern Power Distribution Company. Most of

> the festival

> committees have decided to reduce the celebrations

> to three or six

> days, from the regular nine or 11 days. The

> municipal corporation

> issued orders to the Ganesh Utsav committees not to

> dig roads for

> pegging tents. They can only use tar drums to plant

> sticks to support

> the tents. City Planner P. Thimma Reddy told the

> Deccan Chronicle that

> the committees would be fined if they damaged the

> roads. The Eastern

> Power Distribution Company officials have been

> warning house-owners

> against allowing their power connections to be used

> for the Ganesh

> Utsav tents. People seeking to celebrate the

> festival should take

> Tatkal connections, paying between US$31 and $61

> depending on their

> consumption. While agreeing to obey police orders

> and take mike

> permission for $2.08 per day for every pandal

> (tent), the Utsava

> committee convenor Baliwada Ravi Kumar said the

> committees would fight

> the municipal corporation authorities on not digging

> roads. He told the

> Deccan Chronicle that "It is impossible to pitch a

> pandal for more than

> a week without standard supporting posts from the

> ground." The city

> police has warned Ganesh Utsav committees against

> dancing to recorded

> music, using double-meaning dialogue during the Hari

> Kathas,

> obstructing traffic or inconveniencing people with

> noise pollution.

> Ravi Kumar said donations had decreased due to the

> rise in the number

> of Utsav committees, the localized donation system

> and police

> restrictions.

>

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